Indian Navy’s all-women crew completed its expedition of circumnavigating the globe in more than eight months.
- Under the Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition, the Indian Navy’s 6-member all-women crew onboard of INSV Tarini reached Panaji, Goa in around 254 days.
- It was the first ever all women Asian and Indian circumnavigation expedition of the globe.
- They were welcomed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at INS Mandovi boat pool in Panaji.
- The 'Navika Sagar Parikrama' expedition was flagged off on 10th September 2017.
- It aimed at promoting women empowerment.
- The crew led by Lt Commander Vartika Joshi covered a total of 21,980 nautical miles in INSV Tarini, which was inducted into the Indian Navy on 18th February 2017.
- The other crew members comprised Lt Commanders Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi and Lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, B Aishwarya and Payal Gupta.
- The expedition was completed in six legs with five stopovers at Fremantle I Australia, Lyttleton in New Zealand, Port Stanley in Falkland Islands, Cape Town in South Africa, and Port Louis in Mauritius
